Breaking World News

Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

World US President Donald Trump attends a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Trump Tells Advisers He May Hold Off on Iran Attacks Barring New Provocations

President Donald Trump has told senior advisers in recent days that he may hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the…

World US President Donald Trump presents the National Medal of Science to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Is Taking Elon Musk on His Asia Trip, but He Plans to Avoid Talking About Nvidia Scandal

President Donald Trump plans to take the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, with him next week when he travels to the Philippines and China. As the head of…

World South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) officers attend the funeral of Sudan's late former Vice President Joseph Lagu, near the Dr John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

South Sudan Delays Election to February 2027

South Sudan has pushed back its national elections to February 11, 2027, according to a timetable issued by the country's National Elections Commission, in…

World Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran’s Navy Says Oil Tanker on Fire After Hitting Mine in Hormuz

Iran's navy said an oil tanker caught fire on Saturday ‌morning after ‌hitting a ‌naval ⁠mine in the eastern ⁠Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state…

World The exterior of the International Criminal Court is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, September 22, 2025. (Reuters file)

Rubio Takes Swipe at International Law, Attacks ICC

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio took aim Friday at what he deemed the "weaponization of international law," calling it a tool of the elite, and issued a…


World An apartment damaged by recent Ukraine's drone attack, according the local authorities, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Ramenskoye in the Moscow region, is seen in this image released March 11, 2025. Governor of Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS

Ukraine Strikes Moscow in Biggest Drone Attack on Russian Capital

Ukraine launched its biggest drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday with at least 91 drones targeting Moscow, killing at least one person, sparking…

Asharq Al Awsat
World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia March 10, 2025. SAUL LOEB/Pool via REUTERS

Rubio: 83% of USAID Contracts Will be Canceled

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the US was cancelling 83% of programs funded by USAID, as the Trump administration guts spending not aligned…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
World (FILES) Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Trump Says he Will Buy a 'New Tesla' to Show Support for Musk

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will buy a new Tesla car to show support for the electric carmaker's chief and his ally Elon Musk amid recent …

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
World Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, US, June 1, 2024. (Reuters)

Leader of Student Protests at Columbia Facing Deportation after Arrest by Immigration Officials

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University is facing deportation following his arrest by federal immigration agents over…

World  A vessel waits by the quayside at the Port of Grimsby, after a fuel tanker, operated by US company Crowley and owned by Stena, and a container vessel named Solong were involved in a collision off the coast of northeast England, in Grimsby, Britain, March 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Tanker with Jet Fuel Cargo Ablaze after Collision with Container Ship off UK Coast

A tanker carrying jet fuel was ablaze and leaking in the North Sea off northeast England after a collision with a cargo vessel on Monday, with more than 30…

World A flag flies at the British embassy in Moscow, Russia September 13, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Russia Expels Two UK Diplomats as it Negotiates to Restore US Ties

Russia accused two British diplomats on Monday of spying and gave them two weeks to leave the country, reinforcing the downward trajectory of Moscow's…

Asharq Al Awsat
World A woman uses her mobile telephone as she walks past a mural painted on the outer wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, dubbed the "Den of Espionage", on March 8, 2025. (AFP)

Kremlin, Asked if It Consulted Iran Over Trump’s Nuclear Letter, Says Tehran Makes Its Own Decisions 

The Kremlin, asked on Monday if Russia had held consultations with Iran before or after Tehran responded to a letter from US President Donald Trump urging the…

World South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol gets out of the Presidential Security Service vehicle as he arrives in front his official residence after being released from detention, in Seoul, South Korea, 08 March 2025. (Yonhap/EPA)

South Korean Police Prepare for ‘Worst-Case Scenarios’ Ahead of Yoon Impeachment Ruling 

Police will be out in force, and subway stations and at least one school will be closed over safety concerns when South Korea's Constitutional Court rules…

World A man walks past a hoisted Taiwanese flag at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on October 15, 2024. (AFP)

China Vows Utmost Efforts for ‘Peaceful Reunification’ with Taiwan 

China will exert utmost efforts to realize "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan, but will take all necessary steps to safeguard China's territorial integrity,…

World Liberal Party of Canada Leader Mark Carney delivers his speech after being announced as the winner of the party leadership at the announcement event in Ottawa, Ontario, Sunday, March 9, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

China Says It Will Grow Relations with Canada on Basis of Mutual Respect 

China will continue to grow bilateral relations with Canada on the basis of mutual respect and equality, the foreign ministry said after Mark Carney won the…

World Firefighters work at the site of a warehouse hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Sumy, Ukraine March 6, 2025. (Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Sumy region/Handout via Reuters) 

Russia Trying to Gain Foothold in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, Border Guard Says 

Russian forces are attempting to create an active fighting zone in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, across the border from Russia's Kursk region, Ukraine…

World An Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy missile corvette at sea during the “Maritime Security Belt 2024” combined naval exercise between Iran, Russia, and China in the Gulf of Oman, March 12, 2024. (Iranian Army office/AFP)

Iran, Russia and China Hold Joint Naval Exercises in Gulf of Oman

The navies of Iran, Russia and China will hold military drills in southeast Iran on the Gulf of Oman, this week in a bid to boost cooperation, Iranian media…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tehran)
World Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian

Iran Considers Talks with US to Ensure ‘Peaceful’ Nature of its Nuclear Program

Iran would consider negotiations with the US if the aim of the talks was to address concerns regarding any potential militarization of its nuclear program,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World South Korean protesters hold banners that collectively read "Stop the military exercise between the US and South Korea" during a rally in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul on March 10. Jung Yeon-je / AFP

North Korea Fires Missiles as South Begins Drills with US

North Korea fired "multiple unidentified ballistic missiles" on Monday, South Korea's military said, the same day Seoul and Washington began a major annual…

Asharq Al Awsat
World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) greets Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski at the State Department on February 21, 2025, weeks before a US-Polish spat erupted over Elon Musk's Starlink company. Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File

After Poland Spat, Musk Vows Ukraine Can Keep Starlink

Billionaire industrialist and senior White House advisor Elon Musk vowed Sunday to maintain Ukraine's access to his Starlink satellite network, after a fierce…

Asharq Al Awsat
World FILE PHOTO: Students at Columbia University paint a response to a message written by Palestinians in Rafah thanking students for their support as they continue to maintain a protest encampment on campus in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

US Authorities Arrest Palestinian Student Protester at Columbia University

Agents from US President Donald Trump's administration arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last year's pro-Palestinian…

Asharq Al Awsat
World A flipped vehicle sits in flood waters after a storm in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Sebastian Lobos)

Heavy Rains in Argentina Kill at Least 15 as Dozens Reported Missing

Heavy rains that flooded a city on Argentina’s east coast in recent days have killed at least 15 people, officials said Sunday. Rescue teams were searching for…

Asharq Al Awsat
World (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 9, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC, and Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei attending a meeting with Iranian goverment officials in Tehran on March 8, 2025. (Photo by ALEX WONG / various sources / AFP)

Iran Says Would Consider Talks with US about Concerns over Militarization of Nuclear Program

Iran would consider negotiations with the US if the aim of the talks was to address concerns regarding any potential militarization of its nuclear program,…

Asharq Al Awsat
World France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu leaves the Elysee presidential palace after the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris on March 5, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

France Says Readying Almost 200 Mn Euros Military Aid for Ukraine

France is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth almost 200 million euros from the interest earned on frozen Russian assets, its defense…

Asharq Al Awsat
World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Reuters/File Photo)

US Secretary of State Rubio to Meet Ukrainian Counterparts in Saudi Arabia this Week

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Saudi Arabia over March 10-12 for talks with Ukrainian counterparts, a statement from the US Department of State…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Ukrainian serviceman, Sudzha, Russia, August 16, 2024. REUTERS/Yan Dobronosov

Russia's Medvedev Says Ukraine's Forces in Kursk are Almost Surrounded

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that recent advances by Russian forces against Ukraine in the Kursk region meant that Kyiv's soldiers…

Asharq Al Awsat
World 08 March 2025, Iran, Nowshahr: Iranians walk along the Caspian Sea in dense fog. Photo: dpa

Naval Drills Between Iran, Russia and China to Start Monday

Joint naval drills organized annually between Iran, Russia and China will start on Monday in the southeastern Iranian port of Chabahar, Iran's Tasnim news…

Asharq Al Awsat
World Explosions are seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 8, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ukrainian Drone Hits Industrial Plant Deep Inside Russia

A Ukrainian drone hit an industrial facility overnight in Russia's Volga river region of Chuvashia, some 1,300 km (800 miles) from the border with Ukraine, the…

Asharq Al Awsat
World (FILES) People walk past a Taiwanese flag in New Taipei City on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)

China Army Says Will Tighten 'Noose' Around Taiwan if Separatism Escalates

China's military vowed Sunday to tighten its "noose" around Taiwan if separatism on the island escalated, warning independence proponents to step back from the…

Asharq Al Awsat